Collins v. State

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Buchanan, J.

Defendant-Appellant Judith A. Collins (Collins) appeals from a conviction in a bench trial of Aiding Escape of a Prisoner,1 claiming the evidence is insufficient to show she had the requisite knowledge that Turner Lee Boles was a prison escapee.2

We reverse.

FACTS

The evidence most favorable to the State reveals the following:

On April 21, 1975, Ronald Wentland, an officer of the Indiana State Prison, escorted Gilbert Beck, an inmate of the prison, to Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment of hypertension. Another inmate, a trusty, Turner Lee Boles,…